Rodgers' rich 2013 contract now looks a little sad

Rodgers’ current contract, signed in 2013, added five additional years onto two remaining years from his 2008 contract. While some report the 2013 deal as seven years at $120 million, the new money and years from the pact represented five-years, $110 million.

Semantics aside, Rodgers was the highest-paid player in NFL history at the time he agreed to the extension. His stay at the top of the list didn’t last long, and now most who follow NFL salaries consider him to be underpaid.

Using Spotrac’s career earnings tool, Rodgers ranks tenth in all-time earnings, and eighth among quarterbacks. The Packers quarterback has earned $123,832,029, and is looking up at the following:

QB Eli Manning: $205,780,004 in 13 years

QB Tom Brady: $196,166,804 in 17 years

QB Drew Brees: $181,710,422 in 16 years

QB Philip Rivers: $173,917,656 in 13 years

QB Ben Roethlisberger: $158,286,864 in 13 years

QB Carson Palmer: $156,648,722 in 14 years

LB Julius Peppers: $155,973,786 in 15 years

WR Larry Fitzgerald: $140,296,387 in 13 years

QB Matt Ryan: $133,707,925 in 9 years

QB Aaron Rodgers: $123,832,029 in 12 years

The reason Rodgers ranks so low on this list is because of the contract he signed as a rookie. Taken 24th overall, the Packers signed him to a five-year, $7.655 million deal in 2005. The year before, Eli Manning was drafted with the first overall pick and signed a six-year, $54 million deal.

Just another chip on the shoulder for Rodgers.

Expect a large signing bonus in Rodgers’ next deal

The Packers organization, according to Tom Silverstein in a 2013 analysis of Rodgers’ contract, generally claim their small-market status as a disadvantage when it comes to long-term deals.